Sermons on Communion
June 11, Sunday Service of Worship
Ephesians 2:11-22, “One”
Saved into the Fellowship (Acts 2:41-47)
Luke lists out four objects of their devotion: the apostle’s teaching, fellowship, breaking of bread, and prayer. These four practices mark the faithful Christian community, conducting their lives accordingly. The apostle’s teaching exalted the person and work of Christ, from his baptism to his ascension, and prophetically confirmed Jesus of Nazareth, Lord and Christ, as…
Sanctified to Love and Unity (John 17:17-26)
Our sanctification, or set apartness, comes in alignment to the truth, not mere statements of truth, but to Jesus, who is himself the word and the truth. This word that existed with God in the beginning, sanctified, or consecrated himself, verse 19, to God on the cross, that those who would follow him might also be sanctified. Jesus needed not to grow in holiness, but…
The Passover Lamb (Luke 22:7-20)
NOTE: Sermon audio includes post-sermon communion Jesus celebrates the Passover with his disciples. As he does, he assumes the mantle of the Passover Lamb. The Son of God is the Passover Lamb, sacrificed for the sin of the world, whereby God perpetually passes over the sins of his people. This covenant of forgiven sins is unbreakable as it has been sealed and ratified by…
